The Athens Stock Exchange is heading towards its second consecutive negative session, which is entering the new week with the left hand...

The Greek market, under the weight of international pressure, is testing the psychological limits of 1,500 points, which is the highest level since April 2011.

Of course, Athens still holds the positive sign at the January level, given the attractive valuations of listed companies and the optimistic forecasts for this year's dividend yields.

Specifically, in the first session of the new week, the General Index declines slightly by -0.64% to 1,494.16 points, losing 9.5 points compared to Friday's close (1,503.73 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations extends to seven points (from 1,492.27 to 1,499.13 points), with the turnover of transactions ranging at 7 million in the first 20 minutes.

The banking index, after consecutive 9-year highs, is rushing to digest the gains (+5.7% in January), retracing -0.65% and 1,351 points.

Piraeus shares retreat to -0.88% and 4,153 euros, Eurobank shares follow at -0.85% and 2,323 euros, ΝBG shares trade at -0.65% and 7,998 euros, while Alpha shares fall to -0.47% and 1.71 euros.

In the high-cap index (-0.60% and 3,640 points), Coca - Cola shares retreat to -1.9% and 32.4 euros, with Titan Cement, Viohalco, Sarantis and ELVALHALKOR shares trailing by more than -1%. At the same time, shares of Motor Oil, AIA, Aegean and Jumbo are down 0.8%. Only EYDAP, OPAP and OTE, whose shares are unchanged, are spared from liquidation so far.